, the area suffered def ##orestation , erosion and nutrient loss followed by a rapid decline in population levels . ti ##kal and its immediate surroundings seem to have lost the majority of its population during the period from 83 ##0 to 950 and central authority seems to have collapsed rapidly . there is not much evidence from ti ##kal that the city was directly affected by the endemic warfare that af ##flict ##ed parts of the maya region during the terminal classic , although an influx of refugees from the pete ##x ##bat ##un region may have ex ##ace ##rba ##ted problems resulting from the already stretched environmental resources . in the latter half of the 9th century there was an attempt to revive royal power at
, the area suffered deforestation, erosion and nutrient loss followed by a rapid decline in population levels. tikal and its immediate surroundings seem to have lost the majority of its population during the period from 830 to 950 and central authority seems to have collapsed rapidly. there is not much evidence from tikal that the city was directly affected by the endemic warfare that afflicted parts of the maya region during the terminal classic, although an influx of refugees from the petexbatun region may have exacerbated problems resulting from the already stretched environmental resources. in the latter half of the 9th century there was an attempt to revive royal power at